Environmental Health Officer (Food, Health and Safety) – BF4970

Buckingham Futures; England; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Permanent Environmental Health Officer to work with a Local Authority in the UK, focusing on food hygiene and dairy production. This position offers a mix of remote work, office meetings, and site visits, ideal for both recent graduates and experienced professionals. Candidates must have a degree in Environmental Health or equivalent and relevant food safety enforcement experience. Excellent communication and analytical skills are essential, alongside flexibility for regional work.

Benefits

Car allowance

Qualifications

• Degree in Environmental Health or equivalent with EHRB registration.
• Proven experience in food safety enforcement.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex requirements.
• Strong investigative and analytical skills.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Flexibility to work across the region.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert regulatory advice on food hygiene and standards.
• Conduct inspections, audits, and advisory visits.
• Investigate offences and prepare prosecution files.
• Support public health initiatives and local priorities.
• Work across diverse food businesses focusing on dairy.

Skills

Food safety enforcement

Communication skills

Investigative skills

Analytical skills

Regulatory advice

Education

Degree in Environmental Health (or equivalent)

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Permanent Environmental Health Officer / Higher Certificate Technical Officer to join a leading Local Authority in the Home Counties (north of North London). This is an exciting opportunity to work with one of the UK’s largest dairy producers, with a mix of predominantly remote work, office meetings, and essential site visits. A car allowance is provided to support travel.

This role is ideal for candidates who are recent graduates working towards competency, as well as experienced professionals looking to develop specialist knowledge in dairy and food production.

Role Overview

As an Environmental Health Officer, you will:

• Provide expert regulatory advice and enforcefood hygiene and food standards legislation.
• Conductinspections, audits, sampling, advisory visits, and promotional activities.
• Investigate offences, issue legal notices, and prepare prosecution files where required.
• Support widerpublic health initiativesand local priorities within your area.

This position offers the opportunity to work across a diverse range of food businesses, with a focus ondairy and food production, providing excellent professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Degree inEnvironmental Health (or equivalent)with EHRB registration.
• Proven experience infood safety enforcementand comprehensive knowledge of relevant legislation and codes of practice.
• Excellentcommunication skillswith the ability to convey complex requirements clearly and confidently.
• Stronginvestigative and analytical skills, including experience preparing legal documentation and undertaking enforcement action.
• Commitment to ongoingprofessional development, keeping up to date withFSA and UKHSA guidance.
• Flexibility to work across the region, includingoccasional out-of-hours duties(paid at an agreed rate).

Application

• Shanley Balfe: [e-mail]
• Kapil Kerai: [e-mail]

Or call theFood / H&S Talent Acquisition teamon020 8125 4321.